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Chapter 1 (2/2)

Wonder

On the surface of sera, an unknown area, which has failed to be touched by mass amounts of the war.  By anything that has come to contact with the war, this particular spot has no evidence of war of any kind. This area held only the simplest, yet extraordinary to anyone that only saw destruction. It had a small and lushes green tree. A lake twenty-five foot pond filled with fresh, bright, blue water.

Along with beautiful green grass laid out over thirty yard of land. At the shallow end of the lake, stood Gorm, general of the locust army, viewed over the land. Gorm wore a heavy, midnight black full body armor. Customized from a regular theron armor to a heavy built one. The locust held his helmet under its arm that resembles a fear that frightens humans in their dreams and reality.

It head two large horns curled from the top of the head to the front of the face. It had only two eyeholes that are covered with red glass like covers. The humans that look at his helmet showed fear within seconds before they are killed. Gorm looks over the pond seeing his reflection of himself. Gorm had rough reptile like skin that showed many battle scars, but the one scar that is noticeable is the one that lines down over his right eye.

Gorm ran his hand over the large scar and smirk at the sight of it. It was the only scar that has been done by a human soldier in the field of battle.  Gorm remembers the battle against the human when they were in hand-to-hand combat. The human played a foul trick and used his combat knife to slice over the right eye, but the human was slow and didn't react quickly enough. Gorm grabbed the human by the neck and snatched the knife out of his hand.

Gorm studied the knife for a moment before having an evil grin appear on his face. He slowly dug the knife into the human's forehead, marking it with the locust symbol on it head. Mass amount of blood spilled on the knife and over the human's head. Before gorm let the human go, he quickly slams the hilt of the knife to the side of the human's head, causing the human to become unconscious. He didn't know what happen to him after that day but it a reminder for him to kill him whenever he finds him again.

But there was also something that bugged him ever since the war started. Why did the war started and how? This question ran though his head nonstop; he thought of it wherever he goes. He turn and walk towards the tree, yet gorm continued to think about the question in his head. Gorm soon reaches the tree and sat down, laying his back the cold, wooden bark.
Gorm sighed, sitting under the tree with perfected red plants hanging on the braches of the tree. Gorm didn't know what they were and didn't care; all he knows was that they were the sweet things on the surface, other then the glow fruits in the hollow. He loved to sit under the tree, viewing the great landscape around him.

'Why can't the world be just like this?' gorm thought to himself.

He sighed and looks into the never-ending sky. His eyes soon became and slowly dozed off to sleep, until a screeching sound appeared in the air. His eyes flew open and search for the source of the sound. He looks up into the sky again to find a reaver flying towards his location. Gorm sighed

"Looks like they found me." He laughed.

He watched as the reaver circled around in the air till it landed on the far side of the field. Gorm watch as the reaver settle in the ground lower it body to the ground. On the reaver was the rider of the beast; it had a full-body armor from head to toe with many symbols on his armor plus it was a kantus. Gorm knew exactly who it was, so he stood from his spot and walk over to the rider. The rider unhooked himself from his mount and slowly climbs down. By the time gorm reach the reaver, the rider drop down to the grass causing his armor to give a few jiggles.

"Hello, brother. Its good to see you again." The rider greeted.

Gorm dropped his helmet to the ground and crossed his arms, he raise an eyebrow.

"How did you find me, gnarl?" Gorm questioned

Gnarl chuckled a bit before removing his metal helmet. Gnarl had leather dreadlocks that were tied to a metal band wrapped around his head, yellow cat like eyes, and the largest and creepiest grin on his face (counting that he's a kantus).

" Oh Gorm, is that how you treat an old friend? Have you forgotten that we have known each other ever since we have met?" Gnarl asked

Gorm sighed; it was true that Gorm and gnarl were in a group together. They were the feared duo of the horde army. They would fight against on hundreds of human soldiers and return home with out without a scratch on their armor plates. Soon after the queen saw their excellent work, she had offered the two to become generals for her army. Gorm accepted the offer while gnarl declined it and asked to become a new type of soldier, an armored katus guard.

The queen gladly accepts and grants them both ranks, but ever since they have received their ranks. The dreaded duo went their separate ways and never fought in battle together ever again. Gorm reached out his arm in front of gnarl.

"Forgive me brother, I did not wish to be rude."Gorm apologized

Gnarl reach out and grabbed gorm's forearm and shook.

"It is alright, gorm." Gnarl acknowledged, "There is no need to apologize."

They both stood there for a moment before they started to walk around the pond.

"tell me, gnarl. How has the palace treated you the past 5 years?" gorm asked

Gnarl shrugged and twirls his hand around.

" It is fine" Gnarl stated, "boring at times, but it the respect you receive when you one of the guards of the queen."

"Ha, I believe you abuse you power to frighten the young one's" gorm joked

"Once in a while. Oh, before I left, I believe I have scared the living out of two young theron guards." Gnarl laughed

"Oh, what did you do to frighten the two" gorm questioned

" I have asked if they have seen you. After I left one of them fainted" Gnarl said

The two laughed at the ridiculous event, gnarl started to chough from laughing to hard.

" By the worms, what are they training the young one in the learning." Gorm chuckled

"Perhaps RAAM goes to the learning and scares the youngling on how to obey a leader." Gnarl wondered

"And the trainers has to help them recuperate after RAAM is done with them." Gorm laughed.

After an hour has past, gorm thought of something unusual out of thin air.

"Gnarl, are you not suppose to be station in the palace?" gorm asked.

Gnarl stood there for a moment before he slaps his forehead. He dragged his hand down on his face to reveal the mistake on his face.

"Damn, I have forgotten why I came here in the first place" gnarl regretted " the queen requested that you return to nexus and wishes to you speak with her."

Gorm was a bit confused about the news, the queen never sent a palace guard to find and give them a message. What is the queen planning?

"May I ask, why am I being called?" gorm questioned

Gnarl merely shrugged and said, " You have a better thought then I, brother."

Gnarl started to walk towards his reaver while gorm followed.

"But all I now is she has a plan and it involves you." Gnarl explained

gorm thought over what gnarl has told him. It still didn't make any sense, but what is he to think different about the queen. If an order is from the queen herself then it must be important. After a minute past they have reach the reaver.

Gnarl turned and asked, "Do you wish a ride, brother?"

Gorm thought about it for a moment and nodded in response. Gnarl nodded as well and started to mount the reaver, gorm followed. Once on the reaver, gorm thought of something that he never crossed his mind before.

"Gnarl?"

"Hmm?"

" What would it be like if the war have never started?" gorm asked

Gorm wished he had never have asked the questioned, yet it was shocking when gnarl answered his question.

" I believe that we would still be unground and the humans will continue their lives on the surface." Gnarl answered

Then gnarl started to tense up and a low growl emanated from him.

" But it was those damn vermin that started this war, which all of them deserve to die under the wrath of the horde!" gnarl growled

Gorm really regretted the question he has asked, he has never seen his friend become so enrage by a simple question. Then after a moment has past gnarl return to be in his calm state and turn to look at gorm.

"Why the question all of the sudden." Gnarl asked

Gorm soon snaps out of his shocked mind and into reality.

" No reason." Gorm lied

Gorm soon relaxes on the settle and straps himself on the reaver. Gnarl made a few adjustments to his mount and was ready to fly, until gorm remembered something.

"Excuse me, brother. I have forgotten back at the tree." Gorm told gnarl

Gnarl turns his head in confusion " okay, brother. But do hurry, we must be back at the hollow before nightfall" he warned

Gorm quickly jumps off the reaver and ran towards the tree.  He moved around the tree and knelt down. Gorm made a few quick glances around just in case and reached into his hidden chest pocket. Once he found what he was looking for, he pull out his arm and open his hand to reveal a small creature sitting on his palms.The creature had a fluffy, yellow coat as well as two orange fish like feet and a tiny, flat like mouth. But most of all, it had the smallest, purest black eyes that has ever existed. It made a squeaks as it looked up at gorm.

"Hello speaks." Gorm greeted

Squeaks replied with multiple amounts of… well, squeaks.

" I'm sorry squeaks, but I have to go." Gorm said

Squeaks tilted it head at the response, as if it knew what he had told him. Gorm was amazed how squeaks could almost understand, other times it just rolls around on his palm just for fun. As predict, squeaks started to roll on his palm when he was in thought. Gorm pull out a bag filled with small purple fruits and seeds

"Here, while I'm gone you will not go hungry. This will last you for a week." Gorm informed

Gorm then moved away the leafs that block a small hole under the tree. Gorm placed squeaks and the bag in side, but squeak tried to leave the hole until gorm's hand blocked the entrance.

"Squeaks! You must stay here, it for your own!" gorm demanded

"Hurry, brother! Nightfall approaches!" gnarl warned

Gorm turns his head to see the sun slowly set,he must hurry in order to return home before the krill appears.

"Be there in a moment, gnarl!" gorm yelled

Gorm quickly places the pile leafs back on the hole, thanked the worms that squeaks was not strong enough to push all the pile away.

"Don't worry squeaks, I'll return" gorm promised

Before gorm stood and ran back, he quickly grabbed his helmet, but also heard small squeaks from the tree. Gorm regretted leaving squeaks there, but he was safer there them out side. Gorm climb up on the reaver and strapped on. Without warning, gnarl instantly took of and flew away with great speed. Turn his head to look back at the land before it was not in view no more. Gnarl turn his head to see gorm looking back, he shrugged it off and continued to fly into the sky.

Gorm turn his head and sighed, then a new questioned entered his mind. Stranger then the first one yet fascinated at the same time.

'What would it be like if human and locust lived in harmony?' gorm thought

Description
Chapter 1 (2/2)

Wonder

On the surface of sera, an unknown area, which has failed to be touched by mass amounts of the war.  By anything that has come to contact with the war, this particular spot has no evidence of war of any kind. This area held only the simplest, yet extraordinary to anyone that only saw destruction. It had a small and lushes green tree. A lake twenty-five foot pond filled with fresh, bright, blue water.

Along with beautiful green grass laid out over thirty yard of land. At the shallow end of the lake, stood Gorm, general of the locust army, viewed over the land. Gorm wore a heavy, midnight black full body armor. Customized from a regular theron armor to a heavy built one. The locust held his helmet under its arm that resembles a fear that frightens humans in their dreams and reality.

It head two large horns curled from the top of the head to the front of the face. It had only two eyeholes that are covered with red glass like covers. The humans that look at his helmet showed fear within seconds before they are killed. Gorm looks over the pond seeing his reflection of himself. Gorm had rough reptile like skin that showed many battle scars, but the one scar that is noticeable is the one that lines down over his right eye.

Gorm ran his hand over the large scar and smirk at the sight of it. It was the only scar that has been done by a human soldier in the field of battle.  Gorm remembers the battle against the human when they were in hand-to-hand combat. The human played a foul trick and used his combat knife to slice over the right eye, but the human was slow and didn't react quickly enough. Gorm grabbed the human by the neck and snatched the knife out of his hand.

Gorm studied the knife for a moment before having an evil grin appear on his face. He slowly dug the knife into the human's forehead, marking it with the locust symbol on it head. Mass amount of blood spilled on the knife and over the human's head. Before gorm let the human go, he quickly slams the hilt of the knife to the side of the human's head, causing the human to become unconscious. He didn't know what happen to him after that day but it a reminder for him to kill him whenever he finds him again.

But there was also something that bugged him ever since the war started. Why did the war started and how? This question ran though his head nonstop; he thought of it wherever he goes. He turn and walk towards the tree, yet gorm continued to think about the question in his head. Gorm soon reaches the tree and sat down, laying his back the cold, wooden bark.
Gorm sighed, sitting under the tree with perfected red plants hanging on the braches of the tree. Gorm didn't know what they were and didn't care; all he knows was that they were the sweet things on the surface, other then the glow fruits in the hollow. He loved to sit under the tree, viewing the great landscape around him.

'Why can't the world be just like this?' gorm thought to himself.

He sighed and looks into the never-ending sky. His eyes soon became and slowly dozed off to sleep, until a screeching sound appeared in the air. His eyes flew open and search for the source of the sound. He looks up into the sky again to find a reaver flying towards his location. Gorm sighed

"Looks like they found me." He laughed.

He watched as the reaver circled around in the air till it landed on the far side of the field. Gorm watch as the reaver settle in the ground lower it body to the ground. On the reaver was the rider of the beast; it had a full-body armor from head to toe with many symbols on his armor plus it was a kantus. Gorm knew exactly who it was, so he stood from his spot and walk over to the rider. The rider unhooked himself from his mount and slowly climbs down. By the time gorm reach the reaver, the rider drop down to the grass causing his armor to give a few jiggles.

"Hello, brother. Its good to see you again." The rider greeted.

Gorm dropped his helmet to the ground and crossed his arms, he raise an eyebrow.

"How did you find me, gnarl?" Gorm questioned

Gnarl chuckled a bit before removing his metal helmet. Gnarl had leather dreadlocks that were tied to a metal band wrapped around his head, yellow cat like eyes, and the largest and creepiest grin on his face (counting that he's a kantus).

" Oh Gorm, is that how you treat an old friend? Have you forgotten that we have known each other ever since we have met?" Gnarl asked

Gorm sighed; it was true that Gorm and gnarl were in a group together. They were the feared duo of the horde army. They would fight against on hundreds of human soldiers and return home with out without a scratch on their armor plates. Soon after the queen saw their excellent work, she had offered the two to become generals for her army. Gorm accepted the offer while gnarl declined it and asked to become a new type of soldier, an armored katus guard.

The queen gladly accepts and grants them both ranks, but ever since they have received their ranks. The dreaded duo went their separate ways and never fought in battle together ever again. Gorm reached out his arm in front of gnarl.

"Forgive me brother, I did not wish to be rude."Gorm apologized

Gnarl reach out and grabbed gorm's forearm and shook.

"It is alright, gorm." Gnarl acknowledged, "There is no need to apologize."

They both stood there for a moment before they started to walk around the pond.

"tell me, gnarl. How has the palace treated you the past 5 years?" gorm asked

Gnarl shrugged and twirls his hand around.

" It is fine" Gnarl stated, "boring at times, but it the respect you receive when you one of the guards of the queen."

"Ha, I believe you abuse you power to frighten the young one's" gorm joked

"Once in a while. Oh, before I left, I believe I have scared the living out of two young theron guards." Gnarl laughed

"Oh, what did you do to frighten the two" gorm questioned

" I have asked if they have seen you. After I left one of them fainted" Gnarl said

The two laughed at the ridiculous event, gnarl started to chough from laughing to hard.

" By the worms, what are they training the young one in the learning." Gorm chuckled

"Perhaps RAAM goes to the learning and scares the youngling on how to obey a leader." Gnarl wondered

"And the trainers has to help them recuperate after RAAM is done with them." Gorm laughed.

After an hour has past, gorm thought of something unusual out of thin air.

"Gnarl, are you not suppose to be station in the palace?" gorm asked.

Gnarl stood there for a moment before he slaps his forehead. He dragged his hand down on his face to reveal the mistake on his face.

"Damn, I have forgotten why I came here in the first place" gnarl regretted " the queen requested that you return to nexus and wishes to you speak with her."

Gorm was a bit confused about the news, the queen never sent a palace guard to find and give them a message. What is the queen planning?

"May I ask, why am I being called?" gorm questioned

Gnarl merely shrugged and said, " You have a better thought then I, brother."

Gnarl started to walk towards his reaver while gorm followed.

"But all I now is she has a plan and it involves you." Gnarl explained

gorm thought over what gnarl has told him. It still didn't make any sense, but what is he to think different about the queen. If an order is from the queen herself then it must be important. After a minute past they have reach the reaver.

Gnarl turned and asked, "Do you wish a ride, brother?"

Gorm thought about it for a moment and nodded in response. Gnarl nodded as well and started to mount the reaver, gorm followed. Once on the reaver, gorm thought of something that he never crossed his mind before.

"Gnarl?"

"Hmm?"

" What would it be like if the war have never started?" gorm asked

Gorm wished he had never have asked the questioned, yet it was shocking when gnarl answered his question.

" I believe that we would still be unground and the humans will continue their lives on the surface." Gnarl answered

Then gnarl started to tense up and a low growl emanated from him.

" But it was those damn vermin that started this war, which all of them deserve to die under the wrath of the horde!" gnarl growled

Gorm really regretted the question he has asked, he has never seen his friend become so enrage by a simple question. Then after a moment has past gnarl return to be in his calm state and turn to look at gorm.

"Why the question all of the sudden." Gnarl asked

Gorm soon snaps out of his shocked mind and into reality.

" No reason." Gorm lied

Gorm soon relaxes on the settle and straps himself on the reaver. Gnarl made a few adjustments to his mount and was ready to fly, until gorm remembered something.

"Excuse me, brother. I have forgotten back at the tree." Gorm told gnarl

Gnarl turns his head in confusion " okay, brother. But do hurry, we must be back at the hollow before nightfall" he warned

Gorm quickly jumps off the reaver and ran towards the tree.  He moved around the tree and knelt down. Gorm made a few quick glances around just in case and reached into his hidden chest pocket. Once he found what he was looking for, he pull out his arm and open his hand to reveal a small creature sitting on his palms.The creature had a fluffy, yellow coat as well as two orange fish like feet and a tiny, flat like mouth. But most of all, it had the smallest, purest black eyes that has ever existed. It made a squeaks as it looked up at gorm.

"Hello speaks." Gorm greeted

Squeaks replied with multiple amounts of… well, squeaks.

" I'm sorry squeaks, but I have to go." Gorm said

Squeaks tilted it head at the response, as if it knew what he had told him. Gorm was amazed how squeaks could almost understand, other times it just rolls around on his palm just for fun. As predict, squeaks started to roll on his palm when he was in thought. Gorm pull out a bag filled with small purple fruits and seeds

"Here, while I'm gone you will not go hungry. This will last you for a week." Gorm informed

Gorm then moved away the leafs that block a small hole under the tree. Gorm placed squeaks and the bag in side, but squeak tried to leave the hole until gorm's hand blocked the entrance.

"Squeaks! You must stay here, it for your own!" gorm demanded

"Hurry, brother! Nightfall approaches!" gnarl warned

Gorm turns his head to see the sun slowly set,he must hurry in order to return home before the krill appears.

"Be there in a moment, gnarl!" gorm yelled

Gorm quickly places the pile leafs back on the hole, thanked the worms that squeaks was not strong enough to push all the pile away.

"Don't worry squeaks, I'll return" gorm promised

Before gorm stood and ran back, he quickly grabbed his helmet, but also heard small squeaks from the tree. Gorm regretted leaving squeaks there, but he was safer there them out side. Gorm climb up on the reaver and strapped on. Without warning, gnarl instantly took of and flew away with great speed. Turn his head to look back at the land before it was not in view no more. Gnarl turn his head to see gorm looking back, he shrugged it off and continued to fly into the sky.

Gorm turn his head and sighed, then a new questioned entered his mind. Stranger then the first one yet fascinated at the same time.

'What would it be like if human and locust lived in harmony?' gorm thought